Package



D. A. LAWRIE Dec. 17, 1935'.

PACKAGE Filed March '7, 1934 INVENTOR. aW/:ze

ATTORN Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCE Application March 7,

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a package for textile material and has for one of its objects the provision of a package which may have narrow fabric and thread both assembled therein of certain desired colors so that where sewing is desired upon the fabric the thread therefor will be handy in the package and may be a thread dyed a color to match the fabric.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a package having a plurality of different materials assembled therein which materials may be withdrawn from the package without opening the package to such an extent that dirt or foreign matter may enter and soil the portion not used.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a package in which a spool of thread may be mounted in such a manner that the thread on the spool may be unreeled therefrom, while being retained in its mounted position in the package.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a package in which the spool of thread may be mounted and covered in a manner to expose the color of the same through some transparent covering and yet is of such character that the thread may be withdrawn from the spool by rotation thereof without removing a large portion of the cover and thereby maintaining the cover in protecting position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a package such that should the portion containing the spool of thread be exhausted and it be desired to remove this portion from the remainder of the package, it will merely be necessary to tear the package along a weakened line at a desired location for such removal.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective View of the package showing the end of the narrow fabric as projecting through an opening therein.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe stiff container in unfolded position and illustrating the structure thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of the container showing the portion in which the spools are mounted in the end of the package.

Fig. 4- is a sectional View on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modied form of mounting spools in the package.

1934, Serial N0. 714,387

In the use of binding tapes, elastic braids and other narrow fabrics which require attaching to some object upon which they are to be used, it is desirable to use thread of a color to match the narrow fabric which is being used; and in order 5' that thread of the proper matching color may be assembled in the package with the tape or narrow fabric with which it is to be used, I have mounted thread of the desired color at one end of the package which contains the narrow fabric l0 with which it is to be used, and I so mount these that I may withdraw from one part ofsthe package the narrow fabric from the other part of the package the thread from the spool on which it is mounted, while maintaining the major portion of the package intact to protect both the narrow fabric and the thread from dirt and foreign matter; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, I have provided a container formed of some stiff material, such as cardboard, and having a bottom wall I El and top wall Il joined on one side by an integral side wall i2, along the folds I3 and i@ between the juncture of these walls while the opposite side wall l5 is formed from two overlapping portions I5a and Ib, the former folded from the bottom wall along the fold i5 and the latter folded from 30 the top wall along the fold Il. These two portions i5a and i527 are cemented together to form the side wall I5 and to maintain the top wall Il spaced from the bottomwall ill throughout its extent when at right angles thereto.

Flaps i8 and i@ at one end of the container may be folded in and covered by the end wall 20 with its flange 2i turned inwardly to close this end of the structure. The opposite end of the container is provided with an end wall 22 and 40 flange 23 which may be tucked inwardly as illustrated in Fig. 3, to form a dividing wall between the tape containing portion of the package and spool containing portion of the package 2d formed by the extensions 25 of the opposite side walls 45 l2 and l5 and 25 of the bottom wall It.

Spools of thread Sii are mounted in this portion 24 Afor rotation by means of the axis 2'! supported by pins 28 extending through openings y2li in the opposite walls 25. Upon this pin 2l spools 50 3l! are mounted containing thread 3i. On the other side of the dividing wall 22 and in the boxlike inclosure there is positioned a quantity of tape 32 which is of a width slightly less than the width of the side walls I2 and l5 and is sup- 55 ported upon its edge between the top and bottom walls I0 and Il.

An opening 33 is provided in the top wall through which the inner end 34 of the generally spiral coil extends, thus providing a'package from which the narrow fabric may be withdrawn by pulling Without -providing any greater opening than that of the opening 33 of substantially the width of the tape through which it may be drawn. An opening 35 provides a window in the top wall while a covering of Cellophane may envelop the entire package closing the opening or window 35 and also inclosing the spools of thread at the end of the package. This Cellophane may be provided with an opening registering withl the opening 33 or the Cellophane may be slit at the point of this opening for withdrawing the tape end 34 when it is desired to remove the same.

In the same manner a small slit such as along the line 36 may be made in the Cellophane or transparent covering through which the strand of thread may be withdrawn from the spool, while they rotate upon their axes2l. This slit along the line 36 may be of such extent as to permit the traverse of the thread as it is withdrawn from the spool, or the thread may be extended over the top wal-l Il of the package to be withdrawn through the opening 34 or some opening in the vicinity of the opening 34, whereby there will be sufficient extent between the spool and its point of restricted movement to permit of traverse of the thread across the spool as it rotates and the thread is unreeled.

' In some cases, where it is not desired to mount the spool for unreeling, the spools may be mounted as illustrated in Fig. 5, in which case the spools 31 and 38 have their axes running lengthwise of thepackage and are unsupported for rotation. VIn this case the"Cellophane covering must be broken and the spool removed Vfor use of the thread thereon.

It may be desirable to bodily remove the spools of thread from the package containing the narrow fabric and when no further use is had for the extensions 24, 25, and 26 these may be removed by tearing along the line 40, which line indicates a weakened point formed in the cardboard closely adjacent the end or dividing wall 22 so that this extending portion may be easily removed by ripping the same from the package leaving intact the package and its inclosure of the narrow fabric 32.

'I'he foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire Yit to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to al1 the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A package comprising a container having a dividing wall, a spool axially mounted for rotation on one side thereof, and material in said container on the opposite side of said wall from said spool, and means whereby said materials may be independently pulled from said container without Y substantially disturbing said package.

2. A package comprising a container having a dividing wall, a spool axially mounted for rotation on one side thereof, and material in said container on the opposite side of said wallfrom said spool, the portion mounting said spool being weakened along a line adjacent said end wall whereby it may be readily detached from position leaving a complete package of said material.

3. A package comprising a box-like construction with opposite walls protruding beyond an end wall thereof, and a spool of material mounted K transparent material over the protruding portion of said package to assist in maintainingsaid spool in position between said walls.

6. A package comprising a box-like construcl tion with bottom and opposite side walls protruding beyond an end wall thereof, and a spool of material mounted on said protruding portion.

7. A package comprising a box-like construction with opposite walls protruding beyond an end wall thereof, and means for rotatably mounting a spool of. material between said protruding walls.

8. A package comprising a box-like construction with opposite walls protruding beyond an end wall thereof, a spool of material located between said protruding walls, and means for rotatably mounting said spools comprising an axis extending through said spools of a size to permit rotation.

DAVID AUSTIN LAWRIE. 

